Status: The State has no unbundled service programs for residential customers.

Overview: No retail unbundling program is being considered at this time by either the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA) or the State legislature. More than 80 companies provide natural gas service to residential customers, with the TRA regulating the State's six privately owned utilities. One of these companies is a division of Atlanta Gas Light Company, which has completely exited its merchant role in Georgia as part of the retail unbundling program underway in that State. Tennessee's local distribution companies and regulators are waiting to see more results of Georgia's experience with unbundling before changing how gas is provided to consumers in the State.

EIA State Data: In 2008, Tennessee had 1,082,102 residential and 128,007 commercial customers. They consumed approximately 69 and 54 billion cubic feet of natural gas, respectively. The average prices residential and commercial customers paid for natural gas from local distribution companies were $14.20 and $13.01 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.